The introduction of new measures of color rendition has stirred debate within the lighting industry on the relative merits of the tools, as well as the amount of difference between the new tools and prior tools, such as CIE Ra.…

DOE has released the results of an exploratory study investigating energy losses in Ethernet cables used between Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches and luminaires in PoE connected lighting systems. Testing was conducted at DOE’s Connected Lighting Test Bed in September…

On Wednesday, February 21, the DOE announced that it will be ending the LED Lighting Facts program by the end of March 2018. As the DLC has referenced and relied on LED Lighting Facts for several components of the DLC program, we are…

Thanks to all who participated in the 15th annual DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, held January 29–31 in Nashville, TN. Lighting experts from across the country and abroad gathered to address the complex science and technology challenges facing SSL today.…

Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology offers the ability to provide both low-voltage direct-current (DC) power and communication over a standard Ethernet cable—also referred to as a local area network (LAN) cable or Category cable. Light-emitting diode (LED) technology has reduced…

The ninth annual Energy Innovation Summit is scheduled for March 13-15, 2018. The Summit draws thousands of participants from across the United States and internationally to convene a forum on the future of energy innovation. The Summit encourages leaders from…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $100 million in funding for new projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA E) latest OPEN funding opportunity. OPEN will support America’s top innovators through dozens of early-stage…

The agency uses it in part to guide its research and development (R&D) program. The latest version of the U.S. Lighting Market Characterization estimates the installed stock, energy use, and lumen production of all general-illumination lighting products operating in the…

Responsibility for the Energy Star program would shift from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the U.S. Department of Energy under a proposed bill, which would also make significant changes in the process of setting Energy Star specifications. The measure…

The 15th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop is a not-to-be-missed event, where top experts and thought leaders from universities, labs, and companies large and small converge to share the latest on SSL technology advances and explore new directions in lighting.…

…held November 8 in Portland, OR. A diverse group of attendees and speakers examined the latest technology advances and research questions, and provided updates on various early-stage research efforts that will serve as a foundation for future SSL technological developments.…

The main goal of the series is to discern and document the current state of CLS interoperability at this early stage, with its landscape of multiple vendors, technologies, and business models. At present, interoperability between connected lighting systems offered by…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science plans to announce a funding opportunity for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Under this grant opportunity, DOE will seek applications for funding directed…

Outdoor area lighting is a major contributor to nationwide energy use, and the market segment has been an important player in the transition to SSL. DOE’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on outdoor area lighting that covers…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science published the Fiscal Year 2018 Phase I, Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on October 17, 2017, for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.…

The rapid rise of LED lighting makes it easy to forget that today’s lighting revolution is just getting started. As industry innovators continue to explore the untapped potential of LED lighting, new opportunities to manipulate and control the spectrum, intensity,…

IES TM-30-15, a system of measures and graphics that can be used together to effectively evaluate and communicate a light source’s color rendering properties, has been around for two years, and in that time researchers have been helping to lay…

There are many factors that influence product efficacy, but the efficacy trend with LED downlights is concerning. The importance of efficacy gains is not solely related to energy savings. Improved LED package efficiency can simplify thermal management and allow more…

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